simulation

simulation definition - business

simulation

A mathematical exercise in which a model of a system is established, then the model's variables are altered to determine the effects on other variables. For example, a financial analyst might construct a model for predicting a stock's market price and then manipulate various determinants of the price, including earnings, interest rates, and the inflation rate, to determine how each of the changes affects the market price.

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